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On the fifth day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera, Williams F1 Team driver Kazuki Nakajima was the fastest man on track with a lap time of 1:17.494. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen clocked a fastest lap of 1:17.933.
Yes, you're right skate, not shark. Also saw somewhere that buttons time was early in a stint of seven so not on fumes by any meansMetar wrote:Actually, now would be the time to add - wouldn't it be the "skate-fin" that has to be removed? The FIA had no problems with the sharkfin for a whole year, after all... And it's not in the way of the driver's removal - while the skate-fin is.axle wrote:That wouldn't be a huge surprise...bonjon1979 wrote:According to AFCA, FIA have asked Williams to remove Shark fins as it impedes driver being taken out of the cockpit in case of an accident. Williams have agreed to comply.
Are you talking about those plates on the side of the driver's head?bonjon1979 wrote:According to AFCA, FIA have asked Williams to remove Shark fins as it impedes driver being taken out of the cockpit in case of an accident. Williams have agreed to comply.
I knew it!jddh1 wrote:I don't like this solution because these plates are just too close to the driver's head. I also think it will be obstructing the marshals in case they need to pull a driver out fast. If they push them back about 25 cm (if it's allowed to go that far back), I have no problem with them.
Wouldn't that be late-night in the US? It's early hours in Europe...Conceptual wrote:I love a good underdog story...
This is going to be well worth the early time in the US to watch the Melbourne GP live!
2 amMetar wrote:Wouldn't that be late-night in the US? It's early hours in Europe...Conceptual wrote:I love a good underdog story...
This is going to be well worth the early time in the US to watch the Melbourne GP live!
If a driver suffers a neck injure, you cannot slide the brace in there with those fins. Now, I might not know a lot about engines and stuff, but I do know a few things about head and neck injuries.Conceptual wrote:Now the nit-picking process begins...
Does anyone really believe that Williams would have put these on if it was a safety hazard?
Doesn't anyone think that this was already considered? Planned for? Engineered around?
I love it when cry-baby know nothings arbitrarily and subjectively ban items that cause people to cry.
Maybe they should have listened when everyone complained about the stupid rear wings...
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Why even bother anymore? I would like to know the exact cost of these items to the Williams team, and if the FIA are willing to reimburse them for the banning of a technology that has not even been tested by them outside of a photograph, and is completely legal by the technical regulations.
When THINK is interchangable with FACT, then we have a problem...
It depends what they are connected to. If they are connected to the removable section around the cockpit that part has to be removed anyway to get the driver out. If they are connected to the bodywork outside of the cockpit then I guess they could be in the way.jddh1 wrote:If a driver suffers a neck injure, you cannot slide the brace in there with those fins. Now, I might not know a lot about engines and stuff, but I do know a few things about head and neck injuries.Conceptual wrote:Now the nit-picking process begins...
Does anyone really believe that Williams would have put these on if it was a safety hazard?
Doesn't anyone think that this was already considered? Planned for? Engineered around?
I love it when cry-baby know nothings arbitrarily and subjectively ban items that cause people to cry.
Maybe they should have listened when everyone complained about the stupid rear wings...
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Why even bother anymore? I would like to know the exact cost of these items to the Williams team, and if the FIA are willing to reimburse them for the banning of a technology that has not even been tested by them outside of a photograph, and is completely legal by the technical regulations.
When THINK is interchangable with FACT, then we have a problem...
I don't think they are attached there, at the end of the day - if true, Charlie will probably have told them what was allowed in his opinion from a safety erspective so we may still see medded versions...wesley123 wrote:I dont get the problem of those towers, you have to remove the headrest anyway to get the driver out so those fins wont be in the way then